Auburn preparing for another Big Cat recruiting weekend

Running back Michael Dyer was a Big Cat visitor last year (AP photo)Auburn doesn't know what this year's Big Cat recruiting weekend will produce, but the Tigers can surely hope this weekend's effort will result in the same kind of signees who showed up for the 2009 event.

Auburn eventually signed 10 of 22 players who visited for that Big Cat, including the nation's No. 1 running back in Michael Dyer; the top player in Louisiana in Trovon Reed; the top player in Mississippi in Shon Coleman; one of the top players in South Carolina in Eric Mack; and four linebackers who figure to vie for playing time this year.

Look for this year's visitor list to be in the 20s as well.

Auburn recruiting coordinator Curtis Luper is coy about who might show up, but he's working to attract another group of top players.

A few names we've found on the Internet: Defensive end Ray Drew of Thomasville, Ga., and defensive end Xzavier Dickson of Griffin, Ga., says AuburnsSports.com. Also, defensive end Keymiya Harrell, says AuburnUndercover.com.

"Our goal is to get the very best in the country here. We were able to accomplish that in some sense last year, so we want to do it again," Luper said.